First Processing Facility Receives Provisional ACA Seal Approval

After more than a year of development, the ACA Quality and Sustainability Seal is being implemented in the first cashew processing factory in Africa. Tolaro Global, a new facility located in Parakou, Benin, signed a contract with ACA to participate in the Seal program in mid-December in what was a historic moment for ACA.

After a preliminary inspection and training in the food safety, quality, and labor  procedures required for ACA Seal approval, the company spent a few months instituting systems to ensure compliance with the Seal standards. When the ACA Seal team visited for a second time in March, an inspection was carried out and the factory was granted provisional approval pending correction of a few outstanding findings. 

ACA Seal Advisor Gillian Epule and Jace Rabe, Tolaro Global CEO, inspect the factory’s drying section

“Through the assistance of the ACA Seal program, our team has worked hard to create a strong foundation committeed to becoming a worldclass cashew processing group in terms of quality and safety,” said Jace Rabe, CEO of Tolaro Global. “The ACA Seal program has proved an incredibly valuable partner in achieving our long-term goals and continues to help us set ourselves apart from other cashew operations around the world.”